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James Ackworth Davies
Sir James Ackworth Davies (1845–1906) was a member of the Indian Civil Service and a judge of the High Court of Judicature at Fort Saint George. Davies, the son of Jacob and Eliza Davies, joined the Indian Civil Service, and served as Under Secretary to the Indian government in Judicial and Legislative departments. He was knighted in the 1903 Durbar Honours The New Year Honours 1903, announced at the time as the Durbar Honours, were appointments to various orders and honours of the United Kingdom and British India. The list was announced on the day of the 1903 Delhi Durbar held to celebrate the suc .... He is believed to have married in 1868. Unknown if any issue. Whitaker′s Peerage, baronetage and knightage, 1918 References 1845 births 1906 deaths Indian Civil Service (British India) officers British India judges Knights Bachelor Date of birth unknown Place of birth unknown Date of death unknown Place of death unknown {{UK-judge-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Civil Service
The Indian Civil Service (ICS), officially known as the Imperial Civil Service, was the higher civil service of the British Empire in India during British rule in the period between 1858 and 1947. Its members ruled over more than 300 million people in the Presidencies and provinces of British India and were ultimately responsible for overseeing all government activity in the 250 districts that comprised British India. They were appointed under Section XXXII(32) of the Government of India Act 1858, enacted by the British Parliament. The ICS was headed by the Secretary of State for India, a member of the British cabinet. At first almost all the top thousand members of the ICS, known as "Civilians", were British, and had been educated in the best British schools.Surjit Mansingh, ''The A to Z of India'' (2010), pp 288–90 At the time of the creation of India and Pakistan in 1947, the outgoing Government of India's ICS was divided between India and Pakistan. Although these are no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
